"After flourishing for centuries as a monarchy, Uhra became a republic by King Zypha's decree. A council of elected representatives now govern Uhra. Under the direction of the great sorcerer, Councilman Gongora, Uhra is building a mammoth magic engine, known as Grand Staff, to protect itself from the threat of invasion."

-Game manual

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The Magic Republic of Uhra is one of four nations in the world of Lost Odyssey.

Uhra was a monarchy over the course of the lifetimes of forty-three kings. The forty-fourth king of Uhra, King Zypha, abolished the monarchy and established a republic that would be led by a council of elected representatives. Among the first councilmen to serve are Chairman Roxian and Gongora. Exactly how the council writes laws and other plans of action is not clear. It is likely that it operates according to majority vote, exemplefied by the decision of six council members to send Kaim to Grand Staff seemingly without the input of Gongora, the seventh councilman, who most likely would have objected. However, in one instance, when Roxian proposes to place another councilman under house arrest, the other five agreed without discussion, one of which pointed out that he "has no choice but to agree". This suggests that the Chairman might actually hold more power than the other council members.

After its discovery, Uhra took advantage of Magic Energy. The utilization of Magic Energy went primarily to improving the living standards of Uhran citizens. Tolten, a former prince of the defunct monarchy, can be constantly observed pointing out how Magic Energy has benefited the people of Uhra. Many commodities, from television sets to vehicles, are very common in Uhra. A close second of the purpose of Magic Energy in Uhra is the development of military power. In addition to manufacturing magic engine-powered combat vehicles, magic has been applied directly to foot soldiers in order to keep them alive.

Some time before the events of the game, Khent instigated a war with Uhra. The opening scenes of the game depict the final battle of that war, concluded with a meteor crashing into the battlefield on the Highlands of Wohl. While both nations suffered crippling setbacks to their military power, Uhra came out of the war in better shape. Khent requested a truce with Uhra as a result. Thereafter, Gongora used the nation of Uhra as a base of operations, and exploited it as well as its council and royal bloodline to drive forward with his plans.